"We've just got to the point where the technology really starts to work, " says Michael Lynch, chief executive of Autonomy Corp.
In 2010, a U.S. executive for Autonomy pointed out what he thought were problematic accounting practices to his superiors, say people briefed on the matter.
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Mr. Schultz said that during a phone call to discuss other matters, the Autonomy executive asked to speak with him in person.
At least one year before the H-P acquisition, an Autonomy executive brought concerns about the company's accounting practices to U.S. regulators including the SEC, according to people familiar with the matter.
Shortly after, the unidentified Autonomy senior executive approached Mr. Schultz.
This gave me the ability to find an executive position with flexibility and autonomy, which helped ease the burden of guilt and pain when I first left my baby boy -- and later my baby girl -- to go back to work full time.
At the weekend, former Autonomy CEO and HP executive Mike Lynch fired back at Whitman after accusations that he and his people had cooked the books before selling to HP.
The former head of Autonomy, Mike Lynch, who is also a non-executive director of the BBC, has rejected HP's claims that former Autonomy management misled them as to the company's value.
Mike Lynch, Autonomy's founder and executive vice president for Information Management, will leave HP after a transition period.
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To help improve Autonomy's performance, Bill Veghte, HP's chief strategy officer and executive vice president of HP Software, will step in to lead Autonomy.
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The executive eventually reached a settlement prohibiting him from publicly discussing Autonomy, say people with knowledge of the matter.
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On Tuesday, he blamed any problems at Autonomy on poor management by H-P and executive turnover.
Earlier this year, I heard a similar suggestion when I interviewed the chief executive of a non-profit outfit that runs a "chain" of secondary schools granted their autonomy from local authorities under the academy scheme.
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